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mini size 200M

Wallmount PLC adapter

GP-L200M

User Manual

Summary of Contents for GP-L200M

Page 1: ...mini size 200M Wallmount PLC adapter GP L200M User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ns 3 3 3 LEDs 4 4 Utility Installation 6 5 How to Use the Utility 9 5 1 Main Tab 9 5 2 Privacy Tab 12 5 3 Diagnostics Tab 14 5 4 About Tab 16 6 How to Use the NMK Pushbutton 17 6 1 Forming a HomePlug AV Logical Network 17 6 2 Joining a Network 18 6 3 Leaving a Network 18 Appendix A Specifications 20 Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations 22 Appendix C About QoS 23 ...

Page 3: ...rnet bridge devices in the power line network measure data rate performance ensure the security of the powering network and perform system diagnosis 1 1 System Requirements Operating System Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP 32 64 bit and Windows Vista 32 64bit CPU Intel Pentium III or higher and clock rate faster than 2 0 GHz are recommended RAM At least 128 MB Screen Resolution Any ...

Page 4: ...leaners z Do not place the device near water z Do not place the device near or over a radiator or heat register z Do not use an extension cord between the device and the AC power source z Only professional technicians should service the device Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risks z Unplug the device from the wall outlet and refer to professio...

Page 5: ...interface of the computer or another Ethernet enabled network device 3 2 Buttons Figure 1 Side panel of the device Reset Restore the factory defaults Security Set the membership state Pressing and holding the NMK button for more than 10 seconds randomizes the NMK value Pressing and holding the NMK button for more than 3 seconds makes the adapter a member of the existing AVLN ...

Page 6: ...cription Green On Power is on Green Blink System enters the power save mode System is resetting System is in the process of security setup Power Off Power is off Green On The device is connecting to other devices via the Ethernet interface but not communicating with them Green Blink The device is receiving or transmitting data via the Ethernet interface Ethernet Off The device is not connecting to...

Page 7: ...0 Mbps Orange 20 Mbps Link Rate 40 Mbps Red Link Rate 20 Mbps Red Blink When the device is scanning other PLC devices the Data indicator blink quickly Data Off The adapter has not found any other compatible power line devices that use the same encryption key Note The Power Ethernet and Data indicators blink quickly when the device is powered on At that moment the Power and Ethernet indicators are ...

Page 8: ...r computer If there is another utility installed please uninstall it and restart your computer Follow the steps below to install the utility No password or CD Key is needed Step1 Please insert the utility CD into the computer s CD ROM drive Select the PLC 200AV Utility Installation folder and then double click the setup exe A page for installing the utility appears ...

Page 9: ...anual 7 Figure 3 Opening the setup wizard Step2 Click Next to display the following page Figure 4 Selecting the installation folder Step3 Click Browse to select the installation folder and then click Next to continue ...

Page 10: ...GP L200M User Manual 8 Figure 5 Completing the installation Step4 Click Close to complete the installation ...

Page 11: ...omePlug devices connected to the network interface card NIC of the computer Click Connect The utility automatically scans the power line periodically for other HomePlug devices when it is connected to the local device If no local HomePlug device is discovered the status bar displays NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED Figure 6 Main tab The lower panel displays all the HomePlug remote devices which are d...

Page 12: ...l Device Name This column shows the default device name which may be modified To change the name click Rename or click the name and edit it in the list MAC Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices Password By default this column is blank You can click Enter Password to change it The procedure for setting the password of the device required when creating a private network i...

Page 13: ...message appears providing suggestions to solve the common problems This process takes a few seconds Add This button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device A dialog box appears See Figure 8 You can enter a device name and the password If the device is found and the password is entered correctly a confirmation box appears If a device is n...

Page 14: ...etwork If the device is not located a warning message appears Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search for HomePlug devices connected to the Power line network By default the utility automatically scans every a few seconds and updates the displayed information 5 2 Privacy Tab In the Privacy screen you can maintain security for the logical network and select ...

Page 15: ...to reset to the HomePlug network Public Figure 9 Privacy tab Note If the network name changes to anything other than HomePlug the network type in the main screen is displayed as Private Set Local Device Only This button is used to change the network name and password of the local device If a new network password is entered all the devices appeared in the Main panel prior to this are no longer pres...

Page 16: ... shows the system information and history of all remote devices appeared over a period of time See Figure 10 The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the power line network It includes the following z Operating system platform version z Host network name z User name z MAC address of all NICs Network ...

Page 17: ...d Devices that are active on the current logical network show a transfer rate in the rate column Devices on other networks or devices that no longer exist are shown with a in the rate column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen z Device alias name z MAC address z Password z Device last known rate z Device last known network name z HomePlug chipset manufa...

Page 18: ...r part of the network A dialog window pops up with a confirmation message if the user wants to delete a device whose password has been entered 5 4 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides a html link to a website such as www goldwebcn com Clicking the web address it enters into the web site Figure 11 About tab Preferences The lower part of the panel displays options for t...

Page 19: ...ond intervals until the operation succeeds or fails If the connection succeeds it illuminates steadily If an error occurs the Power LED on the adder blinks unevenly until the pushbutton on the adder is pressed again or the joiner is reset by holding the pushbuttons down for more than 10 seconds A PLC B PLC C PLC A and B are not part of AVLN A and B want to form an AVLN Press NMK button on A less t...

Page 20: ...pressed again or the joiner is reset by pressing the pushbutton for more than 10 seconds A PLC B PLC C PLC A and B form an AVLN C wants to join the AVLN Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec B becomes adder C becomes joiner C accepts NMK from B A PLC A PLC B PLC B PLC C PLC A and B form an AVLN C wants to join the AVLN Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec Pre...

Page 21: ...in it to another logical network on the same medium when it is completed A PLC B PLC C PLC A B and C form an AVLN A wants to leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec A computes random NMK C resets and restarts A PLC A PLC B PLC B PLC C PLC A B and C form an AVLN A wants to leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec A computes random NMK C resets and restarts Figure 14 Leavi...

Page 22: ...n Band 2MHz 30MHz Modulation Schemes Support QAM 1024 256 64 16 8 QPSK BPSK and ROBO Encryption 128 AES LED Indicators Power Power on and off Ethernet Ethernet link and activity Data PLC link and activity Buttons Reset Restore the default factory settings Security Set the membership state Consumption 3 5 W Operating Temperature 0ºC 40ºC Storage Temperature 10ºC 70ºC Operating Humidity 10 90 non co...

Page 23: ...GP L200M User Manual 21 Certifications CE UL FCC Part 15 Class B Green Standard RoHS Physical Characteristics L W H 90 mm 55 mm 34 mm Weight 108 g ...

Page 24: ...identifiers CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Avoidance DAK Device Access Key DM Device Manager IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol NEK Network Encryption Key NID Network ID Identification NMK Network Membership Key PLC Power Line Communication PIB Parameter Information Block STA Station a STA in the network with a connection to the power line and being able to source or sink tra...

Page 25: ...P 3 set the channel access priority for IGMP frames these are the group management frames not the stream data z Unicast default CAP 1 set the default channel access priority for unicast frames not matching any other classification or mapping z IGMP managed Multicast Stream Fixed to CAP 2 set the default channel access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP multicast group z Multicast...

Page 26: ...nzhen Landing Electronics Co Ltd Address 3F Block A BaiyingBuilding No 1019 Nanhai Road Nanshan District Shenzhen Guangdong China Post Code 518067 E Mail sales goldwebcn com Website http www goldwebcn com ...

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